In additional affidavit filed in top court, Kerala chief secretary gives details on how Arif Khan-Pinarayi Vijayan tussle played out. SC has sought reply from Centre, Raj Bhavan.
Under UGC provisions, a search committee is appointed to find suitable candidates for the V-C post. Governors make their selection from among these names.
State govt will challenge SC order quashing vice-chancellor appointments for violating UGC norms, says Rajeev to ThePrint, adding they're trying to mobilise support from other states.
Both CM Pinarayi Vijayan and governor Arif Mohammad Khan were keen to maintain a cordial equation, but consequent to Kerala CM winning a second term in 2021, things began to unravel.
Khan, now governor of Kerala, has kept controversy alive in his almost 50-year political career that spans Charan Singh’s BKD, Congress, Janata Dal, BSP, LJP and BJP.
Days after Governor Arif Mohammad Khan called for resignation of 11 V-Cs, he asked CM to take action against state finance minister over speech at Kerala University. CM has said ‘no’.
The Capital Foundation National Award was instituted by the Capital Foundation Society, a non-profit organisation. Nineteen other noted personalities were also recognised.
FM adds that AI-assisted technologies should be adopted in all districts to bring development & highlights importance of collaborative ecosystems in tech innovation.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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